SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K
                Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                  July 31, 2000
                                 Date of Report
                        (Date of earliest event reported)

                               CYLINK CORPORATION


  California                      0-27742                         95-3891600
(State or other           (Commission File Number)            (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of                                              Identification No.)
 incorporation)

                                 3131 Jay Street
                          Santa Clara, California 95054
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (408) 855-6000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


         Item 2.           ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

         On July 27, 2000, Cylink  Corporation  ("Registrant"),  entered into an
Agreement  and Plan of  Reorganization  (the  "Merger  Agreement")  with Celotek
Corporation   ("Target"),   setting  forth  terms  and  conditions  under  which
Registrant  is to  acquire  Target  for the value of  $21,500,000  less  certain
transaction expenses (such amount, the "Merger  Consideration") through a merger
of  Target  with and  into  Registrant.  Pursuant  to the  terms  of the  Merger
Agreement,  all of the issued and outstanding  shares of capital stock of Target
and all  outstanding  options,  warrants  or other  rights to acquire or receive
shares of Target  Capital  Stock  shall be  converted  into the right to receive
shares of voting common stock of Registrant  having an aggregate  value equal to
the Merger  Consideration,  based on the  Market  Price of  Registrant's  common
stock.  The  Market  Price is defined in the  Merger  Agreement  as the  average
closing  price per share of  Registrant's  common  stock over the twenty  market
trading days preceding the closing of the merger, provided that the Market Price
will not in any event be less than $11.50 nor greater than $15.00.

        EXHIBITS

        2.1   Press Release dated July 31, 2000.





SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                      CYLINK CORPORATION


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                                      Roger A. Barnes
                                      Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

                                       Date: July 31, 2000



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                               CYLINK CORPORATION

                           Current Report on Form 8-K

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



Exhibit No.           Description
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2.1                   Press Release dated July 31, 2000.



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